Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination to assess his right ulnar nerve neuropathy and right knee disorder.

The Veteran does not have a knee disability, neck disability, left shoulder disability, or acquired psychiatric disorder that were caused by his service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination and consideration of TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed due to untimely filing. The initial rating claims for left knee strain, right knee strain, degenerative disc disease of the lower back, and cervical spondylotic changes are still pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral elbow and ankle disabilities, as well as his claims for bilateral heel spurs, knee arthritis, hand arthritis, and left foot disability. The RO found that these conditions were not incurred in or caused by service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, finding that there was no evidence of a separate chronic headache disorder or other disabilities warranting separate ratings. The current rating for sinusitis is 30 percent and does not meet criteria for an increased rating.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee disability as secondary to his service-connected left total knee arthroplasty, finding that the current right knee disability is at least as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected left knee condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not combine to render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the bilateral hips and left knee disorder, finding that these conditions are related to service. The Veteran's left knee disorder is also found to be secondary to his service-connected right knee disability.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities.

The Veteran seeks compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a left knee disability, including residuals of a staph infection, which he alleges was caused by a July 2007 VA steroid injection. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and conduct an examination to determine the nature and etiology of his current left knee disability.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral knee and hip disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to the need for additional examinations and development of evidence.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the claims for service connection have been denied.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of her claims.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary prior to adjudication of the claims. The Veteran's service connection claims for hearing loss, left shoulder disorder, IBS, chronic headaches, depression, bilateral knee disorder, lumbar spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, and chronic fatigue syndrome are REMANDED.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his attorney prior to the Board making a decision.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and considering all evidence added to the claims file since the last supplemental statement of the case.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip and right knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for further medical clarification regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.